string theory

noun

, Physics.

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string theory

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1. Any of various theories in physics hypothesizing that space-time has more than four dimensions, and that some of the dimensions are exceedingly small and stringlike in shape. Elementary particles in string theory are understood as standing waves in such space-time strings, rather than as pointlike objects. String theories attempt to unify gravity with the other fundamental forces .

string theory

1. In physics , a theory that views subatomic particles as string-like objects floating in space-time rather than as point-like objects. Space-time in string theory can have up to nine dimensions of space, plus the dimension of time.

Example Sentences

I called it a central extension, which was familiar terminology from other infinite-dimensional algebras seen in string theory.

From Nautilus

Several of the researchers at the Tata Institute were working on what seemed like impossibly simple transcriptions of string theory known as matrix models.

From Nautilus

This covers times when we could see actual evidence for some of the most fascinating theories of nature, such as string theory.

From Singularity Hub 

In string theory, O-shaped loops representing gravitons act like pairs of S-shaped strings corresponding to carriers of other forces.

From Quanta Magazine

Zvi Bern and Lance Dixon, later joined by Carrasco and Henrik Johansson, developed the procedure in the 2000s, advancing older work in string theory, a candidate quantum theory of gravity.

From Quanta Magazine

Other models, such as string theory, propose more dimensions, but those are coiled up too small to be seen.

From The Daily Beast

Maybe the rest are on a grad-school full ride getting a Ph.D. in string theory.

From The Daily Beast

The entirety of string theory is the hidden reality, but we are able to experience only one of its possible configurations.

From The Daily Beast

One of the embarrassments of string theory has been its inability to tell us why exactly our universe is the way it is.

From The Daily Beast

I work in string theory, the field that eluded Einstein for the last 30 years of his life.

From The Daily Beast